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Daniel Haulman is a co-author of “The Tuskegee Airmen, An Illustrated History 1939-1949." (Special to The Times)

OLLI meetings usually are limited to participants of the program, but Haulman’s presentation, in room 108 of the University of Alabama Gadsden Center, is open to the public.

Information from the publishing company, NewSouth Books, shows that Haulman recently received the Mill B. Howard award from the Alabama Historical Association for his article, “The Tuskegee Airmen and the ‘Never Lost a Bomber’ Myth,” published in the Alabama Review and issued by NewSouth as an ebook.

He is the author of “Eleven Myths About the Tuskegee Airmen” and “What Hollywood Got Right and Wrong about the Tuskegee Airmen in the Great New Movie, ‘Red Tails.’”

Haulman is chief of the Organizational History Division at the Air Force Historical Research Agency, where he has worked since 1982.

“The Tuskegee Airmen, An Illustrated History,” features many photos of the Airmen never published before, according to NewSouth’s website. It also showcases the significant contributions of the Airmen’s diverse ground personnel — doctors, nurses, mechanics, navigators, weathermen, parachute riggers and others, all of whom contributed to the Airmen’s success. Importantly, it also offers a detailed chronology of the group’s history — the first ever.

The Tuskegee Airmen were the only black American military pilots in World War II. Most works about them have focused on their training and their subsequent accomplishments during combat. This publication goes further, using captioned photographs to trace the Airmen through the various stages of training, deployment and combat in North Africa, Italy and over occupied Europe. In words and pictures, this volume makes vivid the story of the Tuskegee Airmen and the environments in which they lived, worked, played, fought and sometimes died, according to NewSouth’s website.

Haulman has a deep and comprehensive knowledge of the Airmen’s history, including of their missions flown, and is acquainted with many of the Airmen still living today. He can tell stories. He can tell why this history matters still.

<p>Daniel Haulman, a co-author of “The Tuskegee Airmen, An Illustrated History 1939-1949,” will be speaking to the Gadsden Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at 3 p.m. Wednesday.</p><p>OLLI meetings usually are limited to participants of the program, but Haulman's presentation, in room 108 of the University of Alabama Gadsden Center, is open to the public.</p><p>Information from the publishing company, NewSouth Books, shows that Haulman recently received the Mill B. Howard award from the Alabama Historical Association for his article, “The Tuskegee Airmen and the 'Never Lost a Bomber' Myth,” published in the Alabama Review and issued by NewSouth as an ebook.</p><p>He is the author of “Eleven Myths About the Tuskegee Airmen” and “What Hollywood Got Right and Wrong about the Tuskegee Airmen in the Great New Movie, 'Red Tails.'”</p><p>Haulman is chief of the Organizational History Division at the Air Force Historical Research Agency, where he has worked since 1982.</p><p>“The Tuskegee Airmen, An Illustrated History,” features many photos of the Airmen never published before, according to NewSouth's website. It also showcases the significant contributions of the Airmen's diverse ground personnel — doctors, nurses, mechanics, navigators, weathermen, parachute riggers and others, all of whom contributed to the Airmen's success. Importantly, it also offers a detailed chronology of the group's history — the first ever. </p><p>The Tuskegee Airmen were the only black American military pilots in World War II. Most works about them have focused on their training and their subsequent accomplishments during combat. This publication goes further, using captioned photographs to trace the Airmen through the various stages of training, deployment and combat in North Africa, Italy and over occupied Europe. In words and pictures, this volume makes vivid the story of the Tuskegee Airmen and the environments in which they lived, worked, played, fought and sometimes died, according to NewSouth's website.</p><p>Haulman has a deep and comprehensive knowledge of the Airmen's history, including of their missions flown, and is acquainted with many of the Airmen still living today. He can tell stories. He can tell why this history matters still.</p><p>The UA Gadsden Center is at 121 N. First St. Call 256-546-2886.</p>